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Blue Eclipse is a collection of fourteen stories spanning George Varghese Kakanadan’s career that let us catch a glimpse of the brilliance of one of the flagbearers of modernist Malayalam literature. If ‘Blue Eclipse’ is an untrammelled exploration of surreal ideas, ‘Timeworn’ is a simple tale of nostalgia that takes shape on a retired school teacher’s last day of life. Through an artist torn between his search for enlightenment and the magic of his model’s physical beauty, ‘Sreechakram’ reflects on the Hindu philosophies of dualism and non-duality, while ‘Madness’ and ‘Sunshine’ talk about sex and the power of women in completely different circumstances. At once powerful and beautiful, morose and terrifying, liberating and suffocating, this is a collection to savour.
About the Author
Known for their bold and powerful yet poetic language, George Varghese Kakanadan’s (1935-2011) works are considered landmarks in modernist Malayalam literature. Rishi Kakanadan is a journalist living in New Delhi.
Biju Dwarakanath –
This is a great introduction to Malayalam modernist writer Kakkanadan’s work, translated ably by his son into English. Hope this will spur readers into discovering and enjoying more of this writer’s works, especially his novels.
JITESH K.P. –
A great effort by the author (son) to introduce his father’s writings in Malayalam to all those non Malayalam speaking readers.
Shibin –
Very well translated.It was a good collection of simple short stories.Great work by the author of translating his father’s writing in Malayalam.